As designer-dog prices climb into the thousands, shelters are absorbing the costly fallout of a trend built on unchecked demand and misleading claims. Designer dog breeding has reshaped the canine ...

Have you noticed how many varieties of doodle and poo dogs are around nowadays? These are all deliberate hybrid crosses between a poodle and another purebred dog. You can find labradoodles (poodle and ...

Labradoodle, goldendoodle, and puggle are now household names. But only one kicked off the designer dog craze in the ‘90s. Tilly is a goldador—a cross between a golden retriever and Labrador retriever ...

Are Designer Dogs Healthier Than Their Purebred Parents? Recently a team of researchers from the Royal Veterinary College at Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom decided to test the claims of better ...